Category: "blog"
Pollyanna’s Kitchen. Another WooCommerce success!
It all began in the kitchen! Pollyanna’s Kitchen is truly a home-grown business. Pollyanna Hutchinson West, the owner, had begun to make chilli condiments in her kitchen a few years ago. She was looking for a website that she could use to promote her products as well as to... read more »
Run Your Own Website. Now with WooCommerce!
Always seeking innovation We are always looking to innovate as a company. We won the Product Innovation awards in 2015 for being "quick off the mark" in 2011. 2011 was a year of huge changes in website development. It saw the advent of Responsive Design and HTML5 and we... read more »
Bullied Back to Life. A book that reaches out.
Why write a book? Graham Harris is an inventor and a successful businessman. He was also, like many of us, the victim of bullying when he was a child. We are all shaped by our life experiences, whether good or bad. Graham wanted to take what he learned from his... read more »
Consult D’Arcy – another "client built" Run Your Own Website goes live!
Background D’Arcy Myers has worked within the charity sector at a senior level for much of his professional life. He had been running a consultancy business for some time, advising charities who are facing managerial challenges. They may have lost their CEO and need someone to step in on a... read more »
The link between Google, local customers and responsive web design
Independent businesses are thriving in Chichester! Chichester now has over 150 independent shops and cafes as of 2019. According to a survey by Trip Advisor, 52% of UK diners were influenced by website photos and would take into consideration online presence and ability to accept reservations from their mobile phones.... read more »
Alfa Taxis - a Google success for a truly accessible taxi company!
Background Steve Jull owns and runs the Wheelchair Friendly Minibus Company. He specialises in providing a wheelchair friendly minibus service in the Chichester area. Although, by law, all taxis have to be able to take customers in wheelchairs, it is only usually only possible to accommodate a customer in an... read more »
Grants of up £2500 towards a new website no longer available (Chichester Area only)
*** UPDATE *** The Grant is now closed for future applications until next year. ******** The Enabling Grant is back! If you are a business in the Chichester area and your website is more than a year old, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £2500 towards the cost of... read more »
A client training session with a difference!
Background I had a fascinating experience last week training one of my clients. Her name is Liz and she is from Nottingham Disabled People’s Movement, a small charity that campaigns and supports people with disabilities in their local community. They approached us last year to build them a website because... read more »
SEO – read this before you pay someone to do it for you!
What is SEO? SEO or Search Engine Optimisation is the dark art of helping your website get higher rankings in Google. You probably get 50 emails a week from “experts” who are keen help you do just that, for a small affordable fee. Although, like me, you probably delete all... read more »
Earth Seed to Bloom launch their new website on Valentine’s Day!
A Local Independent Florist Earth Seed to Bloom is a wonderful, independent florist that have been our client for many years. It is owned by Gill Powell-Jones and she has an excellent reputation for creating some simply wonderful floral arrangements. Her previous website was a bespoke design and build, although it... read more »